Perseus Karlström Sets Swedish Half-Marathon Record in Germany
Swedish race walker Perseus Karlström improved his national half-marathon record on Saturday, reports Expressen.
SportsSwedish race walker Perseus Karlström improved his national half-marathon record on Saturday, reports Expressen.
SportsAnother withdrawal ahead of Finnkampen. Patricia Kamga misses the competition with back pain.
SportsSweden will have to do without Vanessa Kamga at Finnkampen. The discus star is ill and is forced to withdraw.
SportsAhead of the European Athletics Championships in Birmingham, national team captain Kajsa Bergqvist set a bold goal of seven Swedish medals, which would have meant a new record. The result was five - and a whole bunch of fourth places. That should turn around soon, Bergqvist tells TT.
SportsSuldan Hassan came fourth in the men's marathon at the European Athletics Championships in Birmingham. The 28-year-old finished three seconds behind the bronze medalist. "Fourth place is not a good position to end up in," Hassan told SVT.
SportsPerseus Karlström started the marathon in just over three hours and finished fourth. This is the Swedish team's fourth fourth-place finish at the European Athletics Championships in Birmingham.
SportsArmand Duplantis is chasing both a world record and another major title. National team captain Kajsa Bergqvist believes Sweden can set a new medal record. Here's everything you need to know ahead of the European Athletics Championships.
SportsThere will be a pair of siblings in the Swedish European Athletics team. Already selected discus thrower Vanessa Kamga will be joined by her sister Patricia, who competes in the hammer throw. It is the largest Swedish team in modern times, with 65 athletes, says national team captain Kajsa Bergqvist.
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